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Country singer Rudy Grant: Some things matter more than a shot at the big time
Maybe the big time is not all it's cracked up to be.That's the conclusion country singer Rudy Grant came to when Columbia Records offered him an audition back in 1975. The record companies were...
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Tom Fry - Man of a Thousand Voices
You've probably already heard him in commercials for everything from Arby's, to Coors, to the Colorado Lottery. Tom Fry is what's known as a "voiceover artist," one of those basso profundos...
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Mitchell Silas – Not-so-traditional Navajo sand painter
Mitchell Silas is a not-so-traditional Navajo sand painter whose work hangs in the Denver Art Museum's permanent collection of Native American art. He was born on a reservation in Shiprock, New Mexico...
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Bert Williams - a soldier in the "Second Korean War"
What if they gave a war and nobody knew?Back in the mid-to-late 60s, while all eyes were fixed on the conflict in Viet Nam, the US military was engaged in an all out shooting war with the...
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Michael Kass collects bras to free the girls of Mozambique
Got a spare bra in back of a drawer somewhere? Michael Kass wants to talk to you. Kass has set himself the task of collecting 2500 used brassieres by June 1st, and no, he's not some...
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Accident leads couple to open pretzel biz on 16th St. Mall
It was a total accident that led Brent and Marie Schweitzer to set up their fresh baked soft pretzel business on the Mall last March.Literally.Four years ago they were living in Lake Tahoe and running...
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Denver aerial silk acrobat hopes to compete again after battle with cancer
All kinds of things can go wrong when you're doing aerial silk acrobatics."There are no nets or safety wires, and you're up about twenty feet off the ground," said Tatanya Hamermesh, who started...
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Robot actor "Robo Mike" has entertained 16th St. Mall crowds for nearly 25 years
Take a walk down the 16th Street Mall on any given weekend, and you're liable to run into a freaky dude in a fright wig and a bot suit, his face fixed in a wide-eyed stare, his...
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Biker Eric Levy brings Iron Butt to Colorado
There's a reason they call it "Iron Butt." Competitors agree to ride 11,000 miles in 11 days, sleeping just four hours a day, and stopping off at pre-designated checkpoints to verify that they...
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Colorado sculptor building giant mammoth in South Dakota
When it comes to building monumental works of art, sculptor Gary DuChateau doesn't mess around. Right now he's assembling a giant replica of a woolly mammoth that, when completed, will stand forty...
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Maria Vazquez brings ancient art of Flamenco to the Mile High City
It was the profound emotion of the music that first drew Maria Vazquez to Flamenco. That, and the "duende," that magical moment in a performance when the distinction between self and other disappears...
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Banjo Billy's Bus Tours offers non-traditional look at local history
It's one of those great American success stories; guy gets a wild hair one day and tells his boss to shove it. Goes home and spends a sleepless night during which he comes up with a totally...
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Denver craftsman fashions custom designed piñatas
In 15th Century Mexico, bashing open a piñata with a decorated stick was considered a religious rite. "Traditionally, piñatas were shaped like 7-pointed stars to represent the 7 deadly sins," said...
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Guerilla artists decorate Park Hill alleys
You won't find Jack and Pam Farrar's art at the Denver Art Museum, and you can't buy it at an art gallery in Cherry Creek. If you want to see it, you'...
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One man play offers fresh take on Buffalo Bill
Jeff Norman says history has not been kind to Buffalo Bill Cody. "There's a lot of misunderstanding about him," he said. "People think he was responsible for wiping out the buffalo, that he...
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Charity begins at home for Bonnie Brae Mom
Every year around this time, Megan Fante turns her home kitchen into a veritable factory where, working single-handedly a couple of days a week, she turns out gourmet caramel-chocolate apples. Lots of...
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"Gobble Give" a simple way to provide a Thanksgiving feast to families in need
It's called "Gobble Give," and the beauty of the idea lies in its total simplicity. You walk into a local Safeway, and for $50 you buy a Thanksgiving dinner for a family in need. ...
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New play explores the many facets of breast cancer
The statistics are jaw dropping. Nearly three million women in this country are now being treated or have completed treatment for breast cancer. Each year, an additional 129,000 new cases are...
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Arts event designed to encourage RTD ridership
As an informed citizen, you already know all about climate change and, like most people, you're scared witless by the dire predictions. You'd like to do something about it, but what? Local artists...
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Denver Tour Club offers alternative to traditional summer camp
Think field trips are just an excuse to get out of going to class? Think again. A recent study conducted by the University of Arkansas Fayetteville was able to show statistically significant benefits...
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